Company History: Fathom is one of the largest digital manufacturing platforms offering on-demand manufacturing in North America. With more than 90 large-platform industrial-grade 3D printing machines and a national footprint with more than 500,000 square feet of manufacturing capacity across 10 facilities, Fathom seamlessly blends in-house capabilities across plastic and metal additive technologies, CNC machining, injection molding & tooling, urethane casting, sheet metal fabrication, and design and engineering. 

With over 50 years of industry experience, Fathom is at the forefront of the industry 4.0 digital manufacturing revolution serving clients in the technology, defense, aerospace, medical, automotive and IOT sectors. Fathom's extensive certifications include ISO 9001:2015, ISO 9001:2015 Design, ISO 13485:2016, AS9100:2016, NIST 800-171 and ITAR.

Position/Job Summary:

The Category Manager at Fathom Manufacturing is responsible for building and optimizing a high-performing outsourced supplier network to support customer demand, margin goals, and delivery excellence. This role drives supplier evaluation, onboarding, and ongoing performance management—ensuring that Fathom's outsourcing strategy aligns with customer requirements and company growth objectives. 

The Category Manager serves as the connective link between suppliers, the PMO, and operations—focused on speed, quality, and scalability across the external manufacturing ecosystem. 

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Supplier Evaluation, Vetting & Onboarding
  • Identify and qualify suppliers based on technical capability, lead time performance, and cost competitiveness.
  • Lead vetting and onboarding processes, ensuring alignment with Fathom's manufacturing, compliance, and quality standards.
  • Maintain supplier scorecards and conduct quarterly business reviews (QBRs) to drive accountability.
• Negotiation & Margin Management
  • Negotiate pricing and rate structures that achieve Fathom's targeted margin thresholds.
  • Conduct annual pricing reviews and continuous cost optimization initiatives.
  • Partner cross-functionally to ensure supplier financial models align with operational and commercial goals.
• Network Strategy & Capacity Planning
  • Anticipate company and customer demand to ensure the supplier network maintains the right balance of capacity and capability.
  • Identify and onboard suppliers capable of handling "no-bid" opportunities to expand outsourceable work.
  • Build a right-sized, scalable partner ecosystem aligned with both strategic and tactical business needs.
• Supplier Performance & Continuous Improvement
  • Monitor and report on supplier performance across delivery, quality, and responsiveness.
  • Implement structured performance improvement plans for underperforming suppliers.
  • Ensure outsourcing strategies and supplier readiness support key customer requirements and Fathom's white-glove service commitments.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) 

• On-Time Delivery (OTD):≥95%
• Quality:<1.5% RMA / Defect Rate
• Speed to Quote: Suppliers return RFQs within defined turnaround targets
• No-Quote Reduction: Continuous improvement in supplier engagement and bid participation
• Network Capacity: Maintaina right-sized partner network aligned to demand forecasts and capability gaps
• Outsourcing Run Rate: Drive a 40% improvement in outsourced production throughput

Requirements/Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, or Engineering (preferred).
• 5+ years of experience in supplier management, category management, or sourcing within manufacturing or industrial sectors.
• Strong negotiation and supplier relationship management experience.
• Proven ability to analyze spend, cost structures, and supplier capacity.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across teams and partners.
• ERP and supplier management software experience (Salesforce, Paperless Parts, or equivalent).

Cultural/Stakeholder Aptitude:

• An open and accessible leadership style that leads by example and encourages free exchange of ideas and full discussion of differing points of view.
• Ability to successfully balance operational management and strategic leadership, doing what it takes to get the job done.
• Flexible and adaptable
• Comfortable working with a high degree of autonomy and responsibility.
• Strong entrepreneurial skills and business acumen to identify and evaluate opportunities.
• Ability to develop people while placing a value on developing and maintaining positive relationships with subordinates, peers, and customers.
• Understanding that fostering positive attitude and passion is important.

What we offer: 

Health Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision coverage. Company paid for Life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance.

Additional Benefits: Paid time off, Floating Holidays, Volunteer time off, and sick time off (depending on state of employment). 401k Plan

Employee Perks: Discounts on products and services.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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